Anschlüsse und I/O

Totally ASUS equipped the Maximus IV Gene-Z with six angled SATA ports which should be enough for any office PC or gaming system. You'll also find practical onboard power- and reset-buttons. There also is a debug display which is very useful if you should once have issues with one of the components in your system.

  

Totally you'll find five fan header on the Maximus IV Gene-Z which is more than enough, to provide a well equipped midrange or high-end-system with fresh air. The fanheaders are located around the CPU socket. Furthermore you'll also find one next to the DIMM slots and another at the bottom edge of the mainboard.

  

Looking at the external connectors directly at the back-panel ASUS equipped the Maximus IV Gene-Z with eight USB 2.0/1.1 ports, two USB3.0 ports, two eSATA ports, one gigabit ethernet port, an optical out as well as an analogue audio panel and an HDMI connector. Furthermore you also get a PS/2 combo port for mouse or keyboard.